Geography 250

approx what percentage of americans change residence each year? 1

20 percent

Which of the following is the largest inland city in the U.S.? 5

Chicago

What is the largest French-speaking city in Canada.

Montreal

Which of the following cities' names was synonymous with steel throughout the first half of the twentieth century? 5

Pittsburgh

Which of the following is the best description of the region known as the United States?

It is both a formal and a functional region, depending on what criteria are used to define it.

For the first time in over 100 years, the proportion of the U.S. black population actually increased in the South between 1990 and 2000. 9

True

The Appalachians represent the number-one long-term economic problem area in the United States because of the long history of decline in farming and coal mining, which have historically formed the foundation for the population. 8

True

The physical environment influences human activities, but it does not determine those activities

True

What kind of climate is found in the highly populated portions of the northeast U.S. and southeast Canada?

humid continental

In terms of industrialization, the U.S. is more diverse than its northern neighbor because Canada is limited by which of the following?

its small internal market

Economic activities such as those found in business headquarters or government policy forums are classified as which kind of economic activities? 5

quinary

what size of an area does a large scale ratio map show? 1

small area

According to your text, economic restructuring is largely the result of which of the following? 5

technological innovations

Climatic controls create regional patterns that are different in the eastern and western parts of the U.S. and Canada. __________ is the key element in the East's climatic variation; and __________ in the West.

temperature/precipitation

What important natural feature limited the expansion of the Canadian national core and separates southern Ontario from the Prairie Provinces?

the Canadian Shield

Which type of region has common characteristics throughout it?

uniform

which type of region has common characteristics throught1

uniform region

The urbanized areas of the United States and Canada are increasing at about how many acres per year?

2.2 million

urbanized areas of the united states and canda increase by how many a res a year 1

2.2million

The majority of the electricity developed by the Tennessee Valley Authority comes from hydroelectricity produced by the thirty-three dams of the TVA. 8

False

The traditional out-migration from the Appalachian and Ozark region has been reversed as a result of tourism and retirement.

False

Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: Bangor 7

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Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: Burlington 7

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Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: Charlottetown 7

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Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: St. John's 7

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Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: The Connecticut River 7

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Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: The Grand Banks 7

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Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: The St. John River 7

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Explain how the Bypassed East

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The next question refers to one of the landscape regions of the U.S. and Canada: "Visitors to this section of America will thrill to the beautiful, gently rolling landscape. The fertile fields and farms create a cornucopia for the world made possible by the long, hot summers in which corn and other crops grow prodigiously. After the hot, humid days of summer come very cold winters, making even those who were most eager to see the end of the summer long for its warmth again. Most of the natural hardwood forest has been replaced by farms and cities, but where it remains, the fall foliage is beautiful." 2. The description above probably refers to which physiographic region of the U.S. and Canada? the Canadian region, with its fertile farms in southern Canada the Great Plains, where fields and farms have replaced the native hardwood forests the Appalachian Mountain Province in Virginia and the Carolinas the prairie and hardwood forest in the southern Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region

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identify the phisiographic regions of north america and canada what conclusions can you draw about how the folding faulting volcaism have affected the locations size and boundries of the tegions.

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Around what year did a spatial shift in the location of manufacturing (the geographic component of economic restructuring) away from the manufacturing core to other areas of the continent begin? 5

1970

three reasons geography is important 1

1helps people put current events on proper geological context. where something occurs is as important as w, w, and how 2 geography provides a sythesizing framework that does not priveledge one body of knowledge over another. requires that we draw knowledge from environmental studies, politics economics etc 3 as the world shrinks due to transportation and communication we need to understand other parts of the world how people interact

At the time of the first census in 1790, blacks comprised about what percentage of the population in states like Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia? 9

30-50 percent

Approximately what percentage of Canada's French-speaking population lives in Quebec?

85 %

What are the three waves of economic development that have affected the Appalachian and Ozark region over time? 8

Agriculture, mining, and tourism and retirement

Using a map, trace the courses of the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, St. Lawrence, Colorado, Columbia, Mackenzie, and Yukon Rivers. Which of these rivers do you think is most important to the region through which it flows? Why?

All of these rivers are important for a variety of reasons. The Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, St. Lawrence, Columbia, Yukon, and Mackenzie are all used for river transportation, and the Mississippi-Missouri-Ohio is one of the most important rivers in the world for freight transport. Dams and reservoirs provide recreation and hydro-electricity on each of them except the Yukon and the Mackenzie. The Colorado is especially important for irrigation and drinking water in the arid west. Some conclude that the Colorado is the most important because it is the major source of water for the American Southwest, which includes twenty million in people in Southern California.

Which of the following grades of coal is lowest in moisture content? 8

Anthracite

Where in the United States would you most expect to find coal fields?

Appalachia

Transportation enables a particular place to produce a good or service more efficiently than other places. What is the term for this? 8

Areal specialization

What is a French unit of measurement that is approximately 192 feet and forms the basis for one of Canada's survey systems?

Arpent

Inshore fishing off the coast of Islands in Eastern Canada 7

As opposed to deep sea fishing. Lobster and Cod Require smaller oats and relatively smaller capitol investment.

Which of the following describes economic trends in the Bypassed East?

Average per capita incomes are far below the national averages in both countries. Industries are limited by the absence of a large internal market and poor transportation networks Emphasis continues to be placed on the collection and manufacture of raw materials. 7

Which of the following cities was the premier flour-milling center in North America until the end of WWII? 5

Buffalo

What are the subregions is not in the Appalachian Mountain Province? 8

Blue Ridge and the Great Smokies The Ozarks The Appalachian Plateau

Which of the following areas has a Mediterranean climate

California

Which of the following cities is the major iron and steel port city of Lake Erie? 5

Cleveland

Which city is the major automobile producing center of the manufacturing core? 5

Detroit

Primary Occupations of the Bypassed East 7

Fishing, Recreation attractions, and tourism

Identify the general physiographic regions of North America. What conclusions can you draw about how the forces of folding, faulting, and volcanism have affected the location, size, and boundaries of these regions?

Gently folded regions comprise most of the interior lowlands of the United States as far north as the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Lowlands of Canada, the Hudson Bay Lowland of Canada, and the Colorado Plateau (which is only gently folded, even though the entire plateau has been uplifted thousands of feet). Steeply folded and faulted landforms are found in the Appalachian Mountains, the Rockies, the Sierra Nevadas, and the Great Basin regions. Approximately one-third of the land in the two countries is in regions that are faulted and folded. Areas in which volcanism created the landforms are primarily found in pockets of the Rocky Mountains, the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington, and the plateaus north and south of the Columbia River.

importance of geography

Geography is important for three main reasons. First, it enables people to put current events into their proper geographical context. Where something occurs is every bit as important as why, how, or when it occurs. Without a basic understanding of geography, we are more likely to make incorrect judgement or policy decisions. Second, geography provides a synthesizing framework that does not privilege one body of knowledge over another. The use of place as a tool of inquiry requires that we draw knowledge from environmental studies, politics, economics, culture, and so forth without treating one are of study as more important than the others. As knowledge becomes more and more specialized, this synthesis becomes increasingly important. Third, as the world continues to shrink in terms of transportation and communication, we need to understand more about each part of the world, how and why people in different places interact with one another, and what the consequences of those interactions are.

Labrador Current 7

Is a cold current in the North Atlantic ocean which flow from the arctic ocean south along each coast of Nova Scotia. Can Transport Ice burgs

Where is the majority of Canada's population located?

It is in large cities

Which of the following accurately describes the effect of the specified factor on climate?

Land surfaces change temperatures more rapidly than oceans, making continental interiors warmer than coastal locations in the summer.

An observer maintains that Mexico should be part of the region included in North America and thus cannot be separated from the United States and Canada in any serious study. After listening to her argument, you are requested to make a rebuttal. Which of the following would be the best rebuttal?

Mexico should not be included in the same region as the United States and Canada because it shares more similarities with Latin countries than with the U.S. and Canada.

Which of the following cities, located in the heart of the Dairy Belt, is one of the leading centers of the continent's brewing industry? 5

Milwaukee

List all of the types of regions with which you are familiar. Select any one of these regions, determine whether it is a formal or functional region, and list its characteristics.

Most people are familiar with a range of regions, including the standard locational regions such as "the West" and "the South." A little thought should reveal a number of other regions that affect you, including school districts, voting districts, telephone calling areas, newspaper circulation areas, and so forth. You may live in a distinctive region, such as the Rocky Mountains or the California coastal region. Your description should allow someone who is unfamiliar with that region to understand the important characteristics that make it unique.

Milkshead 7

Nodal regions from which a City's population is supplied the fresh milk it consumes. 7

Out-migration from the South during and after World War I was primarily to: 9

Northern industrial areas

Which province of the Bypassed East has an overwhelmingly agricultural economy?

Prince Edward Island 7

What are Borchert's epochs of metropolitan growth? 5

Sail-wagon epoch Auto-air-amenity epoch Steel rail epoch

The amount of heat received from the sun at any given point on the planet varies seasonally because of what?

See lesson 2 for an answer

The Great Valley is divided into smaller sections known locally by distinctive names. What are the local names?8

Shenandoah Valley Lebanon Valley Tennessee Valley

What size of area does a large-scale ratio map show?

Small areas

Which of the following statements is most accurate? 8

Southern Appalachia has historically been more isolated than Northern Appalachia.

Generally coastal areas have greater precipitation - except when dominated for part of the year by a high pressure belt. Which of the following coastal regions remains mostly dry during the summer?

Southern California

Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: Halifax 7

The Atlantic Provinces largest urban center.

Before the 1840s, most European settlers to the South were from what region of Europe? 9

The British Isles

Offshore banks 7

The large areas of shallow cold ocean water which much of the by passed East's coast richest ocean fishing in the world.

What is friction of distance?

The greater the distance between two places, the less they will interact and the greater the cost of interaction between them will be.

You hear on the news that a magnitude 7 earthquake has occurred in northern Alaska. Which of the following would be an accurate response to questions about this earthquake?

The rating of magnitude 7 is on the Richter scale, and that rating indicates a severe earthquake that would probably have a corresponding high MM rating.

Which of the following is not an agricultural limitation of the Canadian Shield?

The topography is too rugged.

Which of the following is true of the importance of manufacturing companies as employers and contributors to national income since 1960? 5

Their importance has been steadily declining in the United States and Canada.

Which of the following is an agricultural specialty in the Appalachian and Ozark region? 8

Tobacco Apples Dairy (all three)

Why do volcanoes and earthquakes often occur in the same general geographic area?

They both usually occur because of collisions between the earth's large geologic plates (like the Pacific and North American Plates on the Pacific Coast).

what is a uniform or formal region.

a territory whereone or more features are present throughout the area and absent or unimportant beyond it. example cottonwoids constitute a significant part of a regions total tree cover. or spanish as the first language

What are basic economic activities?

activities that bring income into an area

what are non basic economic activities? 1

activities that just recirculate the mony through the local economy.

What are non-basic economic activities?

activities that recirculate money through the local economy

Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: The White Mountains 7

are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the United States. Part of the northern Appalachian Mountains, they are the most rugged mountains in New England. The range is heavily visited due to its proximity to Boston and, to a lesser extent, New York City. The Appalachian Trail crosses the area from southwest to northeast.

Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: The Green Mountains 7

are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range runs primarily south to north and extends approximately 250 miles (400 km) from the border with Massachusetts to that with Quebec, Canada. In Massachusetts the Green Mountains are known as The Berkshires. The Green Mountains are part of the Appalachian . The Green Mountains are part of the New England/Acadian forests ecoregion. Mountains, a range that stretches from Quebec in the north to Alabama in the south.

Transportation Shadow 7

area of limited transportation development located near an area of much greater facility availability

why is mexico not put into the same region as n america amd canada? 1

because it has more in vcommon with the latin countries of s america.

Why do Marine West Coast climates tend to be mild?

because of the adjacent ocean

what is a nodal sometimes called a functional region, 1

characterized by by a set of places connected by lines of communicationor movement that seves as focus for the entire set. example newaper region , a milkshed.

When a place is far from the moderating effects of an ocean, its climate is said to be what?

continenta

Landforms in the region described in the quotation above were probably created by which of the following?

continental glaciation

The Cascades, the Coast Ranges, and the Sierra Nevada deplete much of the moisture in the air before it reaches the Intermontane West. This lack of water vapor in the air results in which of the following?

dry climates in the interior Intermontane region

In 1920, states in the manufacturing core east of the Appalachians were generally less engaged in manufacturing than the states of the interior core were. True or false 5

false

Oceanic bodies change temperature more rapidly than land surfaces do. Thus, in the summer, the interior regions of continents are commonly cooler than coastal regions at the same latitude.

false

Poverty is no longer a problem in Canada.

false

poverty is no longer a problem in Canada. t or f 1

false

what best defibes geography1

geography imcludes the study of both the physical and the human environments.

Which of the following statements best defines geography?

geography includes the study of both the physical and the human environments

Continental glaciation was a major force in creating the landforms of the U.S. and Canada. Which of the following is the best example of the impact of such glaciation and its associated landforms?

glacial excavation: Southern Canada and the Great Lakes

Environmental determinism 7

is a theory that human activities, growth, development, and even individual characteristics or attributes are determined by the physical environment in which they occur. The idea is that both individual and societal behaviors can be explained by environmental stimuli. but it has since been discredited. Who we are and what we do is not determined by our physical environments, but our environments' site and situation characteristics do provide a context within which individual and societal choices are made and subsequently affect local economic structures, urban development, and migration patterns, among other phenomena. 7

Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: Lake Champlain Lowland 7

is the New York City and Boston's milkshed. Dairy farming and fodder crops. And most of Vermont's production comes from Lake Champlain lowland area.

Which of the following is the term for the persistence of economic activities within a specific region after the advantages for locating in that region have dissipated? 5

locational inertia

Coastal locations have much smaller temperature ranges than continental interiors because of which of the following?

maritime influence

What types of rock are formed by pressure and heat?

metamorphic

Which of the following soil types is associated with the grain growing regions in the U.S. and Canada?

mollisols

Which of the following landforms were most likely created by forces within the earth folding the earth's surface?

mountains, often occurring in parallel ridges covering large areas

Define, Indicate importance of and Locate: Saint John 7

one of the leading potato growing areas (seed potatoes), one of the worlds largest producers of frozen french fries is located in this area.

what are the three main areas of geography? 1

physical/environmental, human/cultural, tools/ methods

What are the three main areas of emphasis in geography?

physical/environmental, human/cultural, tools/methods

Which geographic approach is primarily used in this course?

regional

Which of the following groups are making a large impact on the Bypassed East region's changing landscapes? 7

retirees second home owners tourists 7

Which of the following is included in North America

the U.S. and Canada

Air expands when it rises because it is subject to less compression from overlying air. What results?

the air cools and reaches its saturation point, causing clouds to form and precipitation to occur

Which of the following describes the quaternary sector of the economy? 5

the collection, processing, and manipulation of information

The seasons we experience in the U.S. and Canada are primarily the result of which of the following?

the combined effects of sun angle and length of day

What is the region called in southwestern Wisconsin that escaped glaciation ?

the driftless area

Which of the following was a major change in the industrial geography of New England in the last two decades of the nineteenth century? 5

the move of the textile industry to the Southeast

Compared to the United States, Canada has a significantly greater portion of its territory in which of the following?

the northern latitudes

Which of the following is not a major factor in the climate of an area?

the type of vegetation

Temperature variations in the Great Plains are largely dependent upon latitude; the higher the latitude, the lower the temperature.

true

While temperatures in the Great Plains vary by latitude, the amount of precipitation varies by longitude.

true

Approximately what percentage of Americans change residences each year?

twenty percent